Category: Of Course

These scribblings noted recently that The Sun has been active in the past few weeks in race sponsorship under the handle of Sun Racing, and it continues to be the case that barely a...

If 2018 was a year when bookmakers received a bloody nose from the maximum stake for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals slashed from £100 to £2, this year they are unlikely to fare any better....

How ironic that The Times should devote close to a half a page in its news pages to report that its racing editor, Rob Wright, was the country’s leading tipster, just as reports were...

These scribblings have already commented on the call by The Times sports writer Matthew Syed for racing to ban the whip. They can be encapsulated as sensationalist and ill-informed. Sadly, the BHA’s reaction was...

I don’t like being angered by someone who opposes the use of the whip in racing. It’s an emotive issue and a dislike of its use is a perfectly reasonable view to hold. Albeit...

The plans announced last week for a major development at Sandown Park, first reported on The Racing Hub, are good news for the Esher track. But those who have suggested that it may also...

The agreement by bookmakers to introduce a voluntary “whistle-to-whistle” ban on television advertising during live sports events, with the exception of racing, is both welcome and beneficial to the betting industry. Bookmakers have seen...

Another week, another apology from the BHA. This time they had to tell Irish trainer Gavin Cromwell that his horse Earl of Bannacurry could not run at Wolverhampton  where it was the likely favourite...

It got perilously close to the witching hour, but on 30 October agreement was reached between Britbet and the owners of the Tote to pool their resources. Pool being the operative word. If a...